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Physical therapy clinics in Columbia County, FL

The physical therapy clinics in Columbia County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #873 of 1,422 scored counties
#33 of 47 scored counties in Florida

Listings
13
5 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$27.3M
On medical and dental services · $997 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,094
+6.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $997 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $27.3M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

Columbia County has 13 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Columbia County in 2023. That is one for every 2,494 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County grew 6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Columbia County is 44 (lower middle), #873 of 1,422 scored counties and #33 of 47 scored counties in Florida.

How Columbia County compares

The same measures for Florida and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the physical therapy clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Physical therapy in Columbia County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.75.45.4
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,4941,9902,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+31.9%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$997$1,132$1,288
Median household income$59,205$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4443

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 11
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
135 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Columbia County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Columbia County

Population, 2025 estimate
74,094+6.2% since 2020
Households
27,430
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
797 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$59,205+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,718
Median home value
$194,900
Jobs located here
24,625
Daytime population
67,243Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Florida, with Columbia County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Walton County, FL8482.3$5.2M+22.9%#20 of 1,422
2Polk County, FL79822.8$3.7M+19.8%#78 of 1,422
3Santa Rosa County, FL76223.0$4M+11.7%#115 of 1,422
4Sumter County, FL74192.7$4.1M+21.1%#146 of 1,422
5Osceola County, FL66563.9$2.7M+23.2%#310 of 1,422
6St. Lucie County, FL65433.1$3.4M+21.4%#322 of 1,422
7Okeechobee County, FL6353.3$3M+7.4%#368 of 1,422
8Escambia County, FL62443.4$3.1M+3.5%#389 of 1,422
9Manatee County, FL61754.2$2.7M+16.6%#417 of 1,422
10Bay County, FL59374.7$2.3M+17.2%#485 of 1,422
33Columbia County, FL44134.7$2.1M+6.2%#873 of 1,422

Other business types in Columbia County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Columbia County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 physical therapy clinics in Columbia County. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in Columbia County, FL spend on medical and dental services?

About $27.3M a year, or $997 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,430 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Columbia County, FL compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Columbia County has 4.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Columbia County would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,494 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Columbia County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 74,094 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,430 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $59,205, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Columbia County scores 44 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #873 of 1,422 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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